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Former NU football players speak out after head coach Pat Fitzgerald's ousting

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:32 GMT

EVANSTON, Ill. — After being ousted as head coach of Northwestern university's football team, Pat Fitzgerald's attorney, Dan Webb, said Northwestern's decision-making has caused damage to his client's reputation and he is exploring a breach of contract.Webb confirmed to WGN the comments he made in an article published in the Chicago Tribune Tuesday, where he said Northwestern "made some unusual, bizarre decisions in the past week that seriously have damaged Pat Fitzgerald’s reputation."Rick Telander, a former defensive back for Northwestern from 1968-1971 and current senior sports columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, said he is disappointed by the fallout, but believes the ensuing legal battle is only beginning to brew."I guess I'm sad by most of it. I don't hate Fitz[gerald] or the football program, this got out of hand," Telander said. "[And] Pat is now resisting this and has counsel. This thing, I believe is just beginning."Braden Jones, who played football at Northwestern from 2...

Scooter-riding gunman sought after 4 injured, including 2 children, in Bronx shooting: police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:32 GMT

THE BRONX, N.Y. (WPIX) – Four people, including two young children, were injured when a scooter-riding gunman allegedly opened fire outside a park in the Bronx Tuesday evening, police said.The shooting happened outside St. James Park near East 193rd Street and Morris Avenue around 5:50 p.m., according to the NYPD. Surveillance video showed two suspects pulling up on a motorized scooter outside St. James Park. The passenger got off the scooter before firing into a crowd of people, injuring two children and two men outside the park, NYPD officials said.Two brothers, a 6-year-old and a 3-year-old, who were with their mother on East 193rd Street both suffered wounds to their leg, police said. A 25-year-old man was shot in his back, and a 23-year-old man was shot in the thigh, according to authorities.All four victims were expected to survive their injuries, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said at a news conference Tuesday night. Chell said there were hundreds of people in St. James Park...

Surgeon fatally shot by patient at Tennessee clinic: police

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:32 GMT

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — A Tennessee surgeon is dead and a patient accused of shooting him is in custody, police said Tuesday. The shooting happened around 2 p.m. inside the Campbell Clinic in Collierville, located about 25 miles southeast of Memphis. According to Collierville Police, a healthcare worker was fatally shot by a patient in an exam room.The suspect was taken into custody without incident outside the clinic roughly five minutes after the shooting, Police Chief Dale Lane said during an evening press conference. The suspect, who reportedly had a handgun "in his possession" when he was apprehended, has not yet been identified."This appears to be a one-on-one interaction," Lane explained, adding that the patient had been in the clinic "for several hours" before the incident. A witness who was in the building told Nexstar's WREG the patient had been threatening someone at the clinic for the past week. Lane said Tuesday he was not aware of any threats made against the victim, ...

One dead, one arrested after vehicle-pedestrian crash in east Austin

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:32 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person is dead, and another person was arrested after a vehicle-pedestrian crash over the weekend in east Austin, the Austin Police Department said in a news release Tuesday.At approximately 11:15 p.m. Saturday, officers responded to the 5400 block of Pecan Brook Drive for reports of a crash involving an SUV and a pedestrian, the release said.The SUV driver hit a boat trailer parked on the roadway and then hit the pedestrian, Janicia Molina, 30, according to police.The driver, Marena Falcon-De la Rosa, 27, was arrested for intoxication manslaughter, the release said.This incident is being investigated as the 52nd fatal crash of 2023, which resulted in 52 fatalities for the year, according to police. Fifty-seven crashes resulted in 58 deaths on the date of this crash in 2022, police said.Anyone with any information on this incident should contact APD's Vehicular Homicide unit at (512) 974-8111. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime St...

3 arrested on gun, drug charges after vehicle pursuit

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:32 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Three Albany men were arrested on gun and drug charges after a vehicle pursuit on Tuesday.Around 11 a.m., police were attempting to stop a vehicle on the 200-block of Sherman Street as part of an ongoing investigation. Police said the driver, Jaquan Caldwell, 27, did not comply and led detectives on a chase. During the pursuit, the passenger, Naftalie Trimino, 29, threw a loaded 9mm handgun, ammunition, and crack cocaine from the vehicle. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Caldwell lost control of the vehicle in the area of First and Ontario Streets and crashed into a parked car. He tried to flee on foot but was quickly arrested. Trimino remained in the car and was also arrested.Caldwell was charged with one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree, one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the ...

Hospital seeks help identifying patient in San Bernardino

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:32 GMT

Hospital officials with Dignity Health in San Bernardino are asking for the public’s help in identifying a patient who has been hospitalized for more than a week.  The unidentified male was brought to the hospital on July 2, at around 5 a.m., after he was reportedly found near 1885 E. Lynwood Dr. in San Bernardino.  “The hospital is seeking the public’s help in identifying this patient because he had no documentation or evidence of his identity with him,” officials said in a news release.  The man is described as either Caucasian or Hispanic, approximately 50-years-old with brown eyes and dark brown hair. He is about 5 foot 9 inches tall and weighs approximately 173 pounds. Anyone with information that may help identify the patient is asked to call 909-883-8711, extension 23420.  

SF Giants’ Alex Cobb faces Ohtani, then makes a bold prediction: ‘He’s coming to San Francisco’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:32 GMT

SEATTLE — Asked who he most wanted to face in his first All-Star Game, Giants starter Alex Cobb had an easy answer: Shohei Ohtani.Besides being the sport’s biggest star, Cobb and Ohtani are former Angels teammates and offseason training partners.Entering in the fourth inning Tuesday at T-Mobile Park, Cobb got his wish. Ohtani spoiled a first-pitch curveball and went on draw a rare walk from Cobb.Those, however, won’t amount to Cobb’s biggest pitches to Ohtani, set to hit free agency this winter, when he could command a contract of $500 million or more.“I’m already campaigning for him,” Cobb said after his inning of work, escaping without allowing a run.Careful to avoid tampering charges, Cobb began his answer by saying, “I don’t know how to answer that question appropriately, honestly.”But the 35-year-old veteran went on to explain — as if it needed any explanation — what the addition of Ohtani, who was voted into the All-Star Game as a hitt...

Shark attacks San Jose nurse on vacation in Galapagos Islands

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:32 GMT

(KRON) -- San Jose nurse Delia Yriarte was enjoying a three-week, long overdue vacation to Peru and the Galapagos Islands. But on July 4, after snorkeling with a tour group off Mosquera Island, she returned to shore and was intercepted by an unwanted visitor… a shark. Bay Area native found dead in Yosemite after 7-day search Yriarte said a nurse practitioner who was also on the tour saved her by putting a tourniquet on her leg and calling for help. After an hourlong journey to the hospital, doctors took one look at her mangled leg and confirmed it was in fact a shark bite."I was probably a meter-and-a-half to two meters from the shore," she told KRON4. "When I felt a little push, I didn't think much of it. I just thought it was weird. I kept paddling. And then I felt my leg a little numb, or that a little weird. And then I paddle again and then I felt like my leg wasn't responding."She now has more than 100 stitches in her leg and five tendon repairs. After one, five-hour surgery ...

A's protest: 'Sell the Team' chants break out at MLB All-Star Game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:32 GMT

(KRON) -- An Oakland A's fan group planned a protest at the MLB All-Star Game in Seattle Tuesday night. During the fifth inning of the game, "Sell the Team" chants rang out at T-Mobile Park. The group, called Oakland 68s, passed out cards that said "Sell the Athletics" and outlined the plan for the protest. You can hear the chants in the video above. The chants were hardly audible during FOX's broadcast of the game, as the telecast cut to an interview with Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani while fans chanted. When A's All-Star outfielder Brent Rooker came up to the plate in the sixth inning, the chants started again. Rooker roped a ground-rule double to right field. It is the latest protest organized by Oakland fans after news broke in the spring that the team's ownership intended to relocate the franchise to Las Vegas. On June 13, A's fans drew national attention by packing the Oakland Coliseum for a "reverse boycott." Oakland Athletics start the process of applying to MLB fo...

Científicos aseguran que encontraron un lugar que marca un nuevo capítulo en la historia de la Tierra

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:59:32 GMT

(CNN) —  Un grupo de científicos identificó el yacimiento geológico que, según ellos, mejor refleja una nueva época propuesta denominada Antropoceno, lo que supone un gran paso hacia el cambio de la cronología oficial de la historia de la Tierra.El término Antropoceno, propuesto por primera vez en 2000 para reflejar hasta qué punto la actividad humana ha alterado el mundo, se ha convertido en una palabra de moda en los círculos académicos de distintos campos de estudio.“Cuando 8.000 millones de personas tienen un impacto en el planeta, es inevitable que haya repercusiones”, afirma Colin Waters, profesor honorario de la Facultad de Geografía, Geología y Medio Ambiente de la Universidad de Leicester y presidente del Grupo de Trabajo sobre el Antropoceno (AWG, por sus siglas en inglés).“Hemos pasado a este nuevo estado de la Tierra y eso debería definirse por una nueva época geológica”, añadió Waters.El AWG, un grupo formado actualmente por 35 geólogos, ll...